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BlueWolfCheetah In reply to Hyrotrioskjan [2013-02-14 15:22:36 +0000 UTC]

One real one's adorable! But a pack of them? Better run like hell.

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Hyrotrioskjan In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2013-02-14 15:35:08 +0000 UTC]

With "real" I meant a not-JP Comsognathus, this small monsters differ much from the actual fossil and it would need feathers, all JP theropods look like plucked chickens to me

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BlueWolfCheetah In reply to Hyrotrioskjan [2013-02-14 15:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I getcha. The compies didn't bother me nearly as much as the "Velociraptors" *cough*utah raptor*cough* Has there been fossil proof of Compies having plumage? I know its mostly scientific opinion on whether or not all theropods had plumage (I do believe most, but not all, had them) The only one (that I know of, not saying that its the only one) is the archeopteryx that has the indention in the matrix showing feathers. So I'm curious to know of there are any other fossils showing this with other theropod species.

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KingoftheTyrants In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2013-03-03 12:28:31 +0000 UTC]

It is generally accepted that most, if not all, coelurasaurs had feathers at least part of their life. Tyrannosaurus rex is a notable exception to this rule, because of its large size, feathers would be a hindrance. (but nothing says a baby rex couldn't have feathers) After all, most of T. rex's smaller ancestors had feathers, so it most certainly had the genes for feather production. And since Compsagnathus was a coelurasaur, it most likely had proto-feathers.

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Hyrotrioskjan In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2013-02-14 15:56:54 +0000 UTC]

And I forgot the oviraptors and Alvarezsaurs, Caudipteryx and Shuvvuia are here the best examples.

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Hyrotrioskjan In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2013-02-14 15:53:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh there are many species, compsognthids like Sinosauropteryx, Juravenator or Sinocallipteryx; deinonychosaurs like Microraptor, Velociraptor, Anchiornis, Sinornithosaurus or Tinyuraptor; Therizinosaurs like Beipiosaurus; Ornithomimosaurs like Ornithomimus; tyrannosaurs like Digong or Yutyrannus (which was 9m long) and even ornithishia so far known by two species, Tianyulong and Psittacosaurus.

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BlueWolfCheetah In reply to Hyrotrioskjan [2013-02-14 15:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Woah neat. I need to catch up with my dinos.

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Hyrotrioskjan In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2013-02-15 13:18:54 +0000 UTC]

Here is a list of all feathered dinosaurs so far: [link]

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